diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
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--- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ of the following optional fields, separated by spaces:
 - a description (any remaining text until end of line or a semicolon)
 - a comment (any remaining text following a semicolon until end of line,
              and any following indented lines beginning with a semicolon)
-- 0 or more indented *posting* lines, describing what was transferred and the accounts involved
+- 0 or more indented [*posting* lines](#postings), describing what was transferred and the accounts involved
   (indented comment lines are also allowed, but not blank lines or non-indented lines).
 
 Here's a simple journal file containing one transaction: